COVID-19 impacting traffic for builders

NAHB — In the third week of NAHB’s online poll, the coronavirus’s impact on traffic of prospective buyers has become almost ubiquitous. A full 96 percent of respondents said the virus was having at least some adverse effect on traffic, and 72 percent...

Virtual Log & Lumber Conference June 18th

The 10th annual Global Log & Lumber Conference will be a VIRTUAL CONFERENCE with a Live Q & A Session via ZOOM held on Thursday June 18, 2020. The Conference will focus on the normal global log and lumber trends but will include the current impacts of...

Nova Scotia sawmill to shut down

CBC NEWS — Western Nova Scotia’s last major sawmill is shutting down. Freeman Lumber announced Thursday that the Greenfield-based outfit could no longer afford to operate due to a lack of markets for wood chips following the closure of the Northern Pulp...